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Arnaud Boetsch (1968)

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players. Arnaud Boetsch is a well known Tennis player. He plays right handed. He was born on 1st April, 1969 in Meulan, France. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 168 pounds. He is currently residing in Geneva, Switzerland and turned professional in 1987. He stood for France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was beaten in the second round by Spain's silver medal winner, Sergi Bruguera.

The right-handed Arnaud won three career titles, and reached his highest singles ATP, All Time Player ranking on April 22, 1996, and became world Number 12. In 1986, Arnaud achieved the world number one doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title with Slobodan Zivojinovic. Arnaud won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open. The crowning achievement of Arnaud’s career came when he reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. There he faced 19 year old Andre Agassi who, like Arnaud, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final.

The up and coming American star was considered the favorite, but Arnaud seized the moment and claimed the title with a four set win. He reached his career high singles ranking of world number 4.

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